Faculty
The University instituted a program of recognizing outstanding teaching efforts through the Distinguished Teaching Awards. Selections for this honor are based upon recommendations of the Academic Senate committee which follows the procedure of soliciting nominations from students and alumni. Evaluations and recommendations of the nominees are based upon an in-depth review by the committee, including classroom visitations. Recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards and their departments are listed among these pages.
Outstanding Professor
Montgomery ‘Monty’ Van Wart, Professor of Public Administration
Montgomery “Monty” Van Wart, professor of public administration at Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, was awarded the 2022-23 Outstanding Professor Award by President Tomás D. Morales in recognition of his excellence in teaching, research and service.
Van Wart holds a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College, an M.S. in teaching from Lewis and Clark College, and a Ph.D. in public administration from Arizona State University. His leadership roles include chairing two different departments, serving as interim dean, and being appointed CSUSB Faculty Research Fellow. He has been an advocate for high-quality online teaching and a catalyst for supporting a greater research climate at CSUSB. He was the first faculty member at CSUSB to have a course certified by Quality Matters and Quality Learning and Teaching.
Van Wart’s scholarly contributions include over 150 publications, 11 authored books, more than 8,000 citations, and a Google Scholar H-index of 33. He actively promotes a research-oriented environment at CSUSB, collaborating across departments and supporting fellow faculty members.
Van Wart’s professional association memberships include The American Society for Public Administration and the International Research Society for Public Management.
Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence
Stuart Sumida, Professor of Biology
Stuart Sumida, a professor of biology, was awarded Cal State San Bernardino’s 2022-23 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence. With a background in biology specializing in vertebrate paleontology and morphology, Sumida earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Before joining CSUSB in 1992, he served as the director of Human Anatomy Laboratories at the University of Chicago.
Throughout his tenure, Sumida has taught more than 15 undergraduate and graduate courses in biology and kinesiology, consistently receiving high Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness (SOTE) scores. In 2022, he was honored with the College of Natural Science’s Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching and Instruction.
His contributions extend beyond academia; Sumida is internationally recognized for his expertise in teaching anatomy to animators. He has contributed to numerous films, academic conferences, and scientific associations. He has been elected as the vice president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, becoming the first CSUSB faculty member in this role. He is set to assume the presidency in November 2024.
Sumida’s research background includes being a research associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum of Natural History. He has authored three books, written more than 70 journal articles, and actively involves students in research and publishing in refereed journals.
Outstanding Service Award
Jeremy Murray, Assistant Professor of History
Jeremy Murray, assistant professor of history, was recognized for his commitment to student success and community engagement as the recipient of CSUSB’s 2022-23 Outstanding Service Award from President Tomás D. Morales.
During his tenure, Murray has initiated impactful programs such as the Modern China Lecture Series and played a pivotal role in the Conversations on Race and Policing program, demonstrating his dedication to addressing societal issues. He has published extensively on Chinese history and cultural traditions, focusing on marginalized histories and diverse methodologies. His scholarly achievements include four books and numerous articles.
Murray joined the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2011. He holds a B.A. in East Asian studies from the State University of New York, Albany, an M.A. in East Asian languages and cultures from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in modern Chinese history from the University of California, San Diego. He is a 2022-24 Wilson China Fellow with the prestigious Wilson Center.
Murray serves as the graduate coordinator for the M.A. in History program, and he has been a faculty advisor for the award-winning History in the Making student journal and the nationally recognized History Club/Phi Alpha Theta honor society.
Murray has been awarded numerous honors, including CSUSB’s 2021-22 Outstanding Faculty Advisor award, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Senior Faculty Research Fellowship from 2019-21, and the Phi Alpha Theta Faculty Advisor Research Award in 2019.
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Sharon Velarde, Associate Professor of Public Administration
Sharon Velarde Pierce, associate professor of public administration, was recognized as the CSUSB 2022-23 Outstanding Faculty Advisor by President Tomás D. Morales, acknowledging her dedication to academic advising. She has been instrumental in guiding students, drawing from her own experiences as a first-generation college graduate. A three-time alumna of Cal State San Bernardino, she earned a B.A. and M.A. in public administration and an Ed.D. in educational leadership.
Aside from her advising role, Pierce is actively engaged in research, focusing on areas such as leadership, mental health, diversity, and Latinx studies in education. She has contributed to several publications and presentations in her field.
Her commitment to student success, academic research, and community involvement exemplifies her dedication to higher education and its impact on student lives. Pierce's work continues to influence and inspire the academic journey of students at CSUSB.
Outstanding Lecturer
Lacey Kendall, Communication Studies Lecturer
Lacey Kendall, a communication studies lecturer renowned for her teaching abilities and commitment to student engagement, was awarded CSUSB’s 2022-23 Outstanding Lecturer Award by President Tomás D. Morales.
Kendall holds an A.A. in telecommunications from San Bernardino Valley Community College, a B.A. in broadcast communications from University of La Verne, and an M.A. in communication studies from CSUSB, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Kendall joined CSUSB in 2007 as a broadcast media specialist. In 2016, she transitioned to a lecturer role in the communication studies department in the College of Arts and Letters. Over the years, she has taught 17 distinct undergraduate and graduate courses at the San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses. Kendall’s students praise her for her knowledge, dedication and commitment to their success.
Kendall’s contributions extend beyond teaching, playing pivotal roles in initiatives such as the “My Awesome Empire” syndicated radio program, the development of a multimedia internship training program, and the establishment of the Coyote Advertising department.
Emerita
Current Faculty
Stephen Abbott, 2017
Lecturer in Management
B.S. 1976, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
M.B.A. 2001, Claremont Graduate School
Jurgita Abromaviciute, 2019
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BA. 2003, Vilnius University, Lithuania
MA. 2007, East Carolina University
Ph D. 2018, University of Arizona
Nancy Acevedo-Gil, 2014
Associate Professor of Education
B.A. 2006, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. 2009, San Jose State Univeristy
Helena Addae, 2014
Professor of Management
B.A. 1980,Ph.D. 2003, Concordia University
M.B.A. 1983, McGill University, Montreal
Taofeeq Adebayo, 2022
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. in English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2013 M.A. in Linguistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, 2019 Ph.D. in Linguistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, 2022
Mark D. Agars, 1999
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1992, Sienna College
M.S. 1996, Ph.D. 1999, Pennsylvania State University
Danny Sosa Aguilar
Assistant Professor of Anthroplogy
B. A. 2009, University of California, Berkeley
M. S. 2009, CSU, Northridge
Ph. D. University of California, Berkeley
Joyce C. Ahlgren, 2003
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A. 1972, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. 2003, California State University, San Bernardino
Lida Ahmadi, 2019
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2011, University of Tehran
Ph.D. 2019, Purdue University
Jeremy Aikin, 2014
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2003, University of California, Riverside
M.S. 2005, Ph.D. 2009, Louisiana State University
Lasisi Ajayi, 2014
Professor of Teacher Education Foundation, Chair
B.A. 1983, M.S. 1989, Obafemi Awolowo University, IFE
Ph.D. 1996, Literacy-University of Ibadan
Adil Al-Azzawi
Professor of Computer Science
Jennifer Diane Alford, 2017
Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
B.A. 2003,North Carolina State University
M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2014, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ece Algan, 2006
Professor of Communication Studies
B.S. 1994, Istanbul Teknik University
M.A. 1996, Marmara University-Istanbul
Ph.D. 2003, Ohio University
Rachel Allinson, 2006
Lecturer in Social Work
B.A.1994, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S.W. 1996, The Ohio State University
Francis Almendarez, 2022
Assistant Professor of Art
MFA Fine Art (with Distinction), Goldsmiths, University of London, UKBFA Sculpture/New Genres, minor in Teacher Credential Preparation: Single Subject in Art, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, USA Mobility/Exchange Program, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France Photography and Foundation, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, USAe
Raisa Alvarado, 2022
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Makiko Amaya, 2017
Lecturer in World Languges and Literatures
B.A. 1997, Aoyama Gakuin University
M.A. 2001, California State University - San Bernardino
V Ambati, 2020
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Dionisio Amodeo, 2016
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2006, CSU San Bernardino
M.A. 2009, CSU San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2015, University of Illinois at Chicago
Leslie Amodeo, 2017
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2008, California State University, San Bernardino
MA. 2010, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph D. 2016, University of Illinois
Jennifer L. Andersen, 1996
Professor of English
B.A. 1988, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1996, Yale University
Annika Anderson, 2015
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 2006, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. 2010, Washington State University
Ph.D. 2015, Washington State University
Manijeh Badiee, 2013
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2002, Austin College
M.A. 2007, Saint Edward's University
Ph.D. 2012, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eun-OK Baek, 2002
Professor of Education
B.A. 1987, M.Ed. 1993, Chinju National University, Korea
M.A. 1998, Ph.D. 2002, Indiana University
C. Mo Bahk, 2001
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1980, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
M.A. 1983/1990, State University of New York, Albany
Ph.D. 1994, Michigan State University
Melissa Bakeman, 1999
Lecturer in Management
B.A. 1996, M.A. 2001, California State University, San Bernardino
Maria V. Balderrama, 1994
Mark Ballard, 2017
Lecturer in Mathematics
M.A. 1977, University of California, Irvine
Cary Barber , 2019
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 2008, University Of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
M.S. 2010, Ohio State University
Ph.D. 2016, Ohio State University
Armando Barragan, 2015
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A. 2006, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S.W. 2009, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. 2015, University of Southern California
Eric Bayruns Garcia, 2019
Assisant Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 2013, Hunter College, CUNY
M.A. 2017, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Ph D. 2019, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Mohammad Bazaz, 2011
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 1972, Advanced School of Accountancy, Iran
M.A. 1973, National Iranian School of Accountancy, Iran
Ph.D. 1984, University Of Oklahoma
Monideepa Becerra, 2014
Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.S. 2008, University of California, Riverside
M.P.H. 2011, D.PH. 2014, Loma Linda University
Francisca Beer, 1990
Professor of the MBA Program, Associate Dean of Academic Equity
B.A. 1982, M.A. 1983, University of Catholique de Mons
Ph.D. 1990, Catholic University of Louviain
Bailey Benedict
Professor of Management
B.A. 2015, University of Wisconsin
M. A. 2021, University of Wisconsin
Ph. D. 2021, Purdue University (ABD)
Gretchen Bergquist, 2018
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.S. 2010, University of Nebraska, Kearney M.S. 2014, Texas Christian University Ph.D. 2018, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Gretchen Bergquist , 2018
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.S. 2010, University of Nebraska, Kearney
M.S. 2014, Texas Christian University
Ph.D. 2018, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Mariam Betlemidze, 2016
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 2007, Tbilisi State University Georgia
M.S. 2010, University of Utah-Salt Lake
Ph.D. 2016, University of Utah-Salt Lake
Andreas Beyersdorf, 2016
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A. 2001, Chapman University
M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2007, UC Irvine
Gisela Bichler, 2000
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 1994, Simon Frazier University
M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2000, Rutgers University
Jessica Block-Nerren, 2017
Lecturer of Communication Studies
B.A. 2004, Pitzer College
M.A. 2005, California State University Fullerton
Brittany Bloodhart, 2019
Assisant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2005, University of Kansas
M.S. 2009, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. 2013, The Pennsylvania State University
Dawn Blue, 2016
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 2002, CSU San Bernardino
D.N.P. 2015, Brandman University
Nathaniel Bodell, 2019
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2013, California State University, San Bernardino
M.S. 2015, California Baptist University
Ph D. 2019, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Fabián Borges, 2015
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2005, Universidad de Costa Rica
M.A. 2008, Georgetown University
Ph.D. 2014, University of Southern California
Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis, 1987
Professor of Biology
B.S. 1975, University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. 1978, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Maggie Boyraz, 2018
Associate Professor of Management
B.S. 2001, Silesian University
M.A. 2006, Brooklyn College - University of New York
Ph.D. 2016, Rutgers State University
Meredith Brand
Professor of History
B. A. 2006, The American University in Cairo
M. A. 2008, University of Toronto
Ph. D. 2019, University of Toronto
Cheryl Brandt, 2016
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1979, Southwest Missouri State University
M.S.N. 1982, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. 2005, University of Minnesota
Diane K. Brantley, 2003
Professor of Education
B.A. 1985, San Diego State University
M.A. 1997, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2001, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nicholas Bratcher, 2017
Associate Professor of Music
B.A. 2008, M.A. 2009, Coastal Carolina University
Ed.D. 2015, University of Georgia
Stephen Bronack, 2017
Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology
Ph.D. 1998, University of Virginia Main Campus
Haakon Brown, 2009
Professor of Marketing
B.S. 1995, Columbia University
M.B.A. 2001, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. 2009, Northwestern University
Terese Burch, 2017
Professor of Nursing, Chair
B.S.N. 1974, Loyola University
M.S. 1977, Rush University
Ph.D. 1989, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jason Burke, 2018
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 2004, University of Oregon
Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Santa Cruz
Sidney Burks, 2014
Lecturer in Education
B.A. 1970, M.A. 1972, San Diego State University
Cesar Caballero
University Librarian, Dean, Library
B.B.A. 1972, University of Texas, El Paso
MLS 1974, University of Texas, Austin
Sara Callori, 2015
Associate Professor of Physics
B.A. 2007, New York University
M.A. 2009, Ph.D. 2013, Suny at Stony Brook
Diana Camilo
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B. S. University of Rochester, NY
M. S. University of Rochester, NY
Ed. D. 2011, Argosy University, Chicago, IL
Kelly Campbell, 2008
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2000, M.A. 2003, University of British Columbia
Ph.D. 2008, University of Georgia
Jesus Canelon, 2018
Assistant Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.S. 1995, University of Centroccidental
M.S. 1998, University of Centroccidental
Ph.D. 2011, Claremont Graduate University
Emily Carian, 2019
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., 2011 Dartmouth College
M.A. 2017, Stanford University
Ph D. 2019, Stanford University
David Carlson, 2001
Professor of English, Chair
B.A. 1992, Colgate University
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, Indiana University
Megan Carroll, 2019
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A. 2008, University of North Texas
MA. 2012, University of Southern California
Ph D. 2019, University of Southern California
Kerry Cato, 2016
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
B.S. 1982, Texas Tech University
M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1991, Texas AM University
Alexandra Cavallaro, 2015
Associate Professor of English
B.A. 2008, Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania
M.A. 2009, Ph.D. 2015, University Of Illinois, Urbana
Janet C. Chang, 1999
Professor of Social Work
B.A. 1998, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea
M.A. 1985, California State University, Los Angeles
M.S.W. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Y. Chao, 2005
Professor of Biology, Chair
B.S. 1993, National Taiwan University
Ph.D. 2001, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brandy Chappell
Lecturer of Public Administration
B. A. 2003, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
M. P. P. 2010, University of Southern California, Los Angles
Ph. D. 2016, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
David V. Chavez, 1988
Professor of Psychology
A.B. 1982, Harvard
M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 1993, University of California, Berkeley
Zeng-yin Chen, 2001
Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1981, Bejing Normal University
M.A. 1988, Dartmouth College
M.S. 1993, Ph.D. 1994, Stanford University
Zhaojing Chen, 2017
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2011, Shanghai University of Sport
M.A. 2013, Ph.D. 2017, University of Oklahoma
Michael Chen, 2018
Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology
Ph.D, 1990, University of Monnesota Twin Cities
Dorothy C. Chen-Maynard, 1992
Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.S. 1978, University of Southern California
M.S. 1981, California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Davis.
Ying Cheng, 2018
Assistant Professor of Management
B.A. 2011, Southwest Jiaotong University
M.A. 2013, Michigan State University
Ph.D. 2018, Michigan State University
Tai-Yin Chi, 2016
Lecturer of Information and Decision Sciences
B.A. 1996, Taichung Taiwan
M.B.A 2002, California State University, San Bernardino
Steven Childs, 2016
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2005, University of Southern California
M.A. 2009, Claremont Graduate University
Ph.D. 2011, Claremont Graduate University
Rueyling Chuang, 2000
Professor of Communication Studies, Dean
B.A. 1987, Tamkang University, Taiwan
M.S. 1992, California State University, Hayward
Ph.D. 1996, Ohio University, Athens
John P. Clapper, 2002
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1983, State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D. 1988, Stanford University
James Clover, 2017
Lecturer in Kinesiology
B.S. 1980, Ohio University Main Campus
M.Ed. 1989, Azusa Pacific University
Debra Cohen, 2007
Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N. 2003, M.S.N. 2005, University of Phoenix
Kimberly Collins, 2009
Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 1991, University of California, San Diego
M.A. 1994, San Diego State University
Ph.D. 2006, El Colegio ele la Frontera Norte
Kurt Collins, 1998
Professor of Art
B.A. 1995, University of Colorado
M.S. 1996, Ferris State University
Marissa Congdon, 2013
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. 1999, University of Miami
M.Ed. 2009, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., 2013, University of Washington
Liliana Conlisk-Gallegos, 2015
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
M.A. 2008, California State University, San Diego
Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Santa Barbara
Meredith Conroy, 2013
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2005, Whittier College
M.A. 2007, Purdue University
Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jose Estaban Cordoba De La Barrera, 2019
Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literatures
BA. 2008, University Of California, Los Angeles
MA. 2012, University Of California, Los Angeles
Ph D. 2017, University Of California, Los Angeles
Jose Esteban Cordoba De La Barrera, 2019
Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literatures
BA. 2008, University Of California, Los Angeles MA. 2012, University Of California, Los Angeles Ph D. 2017, University Of California, Los Angeles
Thomas Corrigan, 2012
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 2005, M.S. 2007, Florida State University
Ph.D. 2012, Pennsylvania State University
Anthony Coulson, 2001
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.A. 1992, M.B.A. 1993, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2002, Claremont Graduate School
Janet Courts, 2005
Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
B.S. 1985, M.B.A. 1990, California State University, San Bernardino
Kimberly R. Cousins, 1991
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chair
B.S. 1984, Duke University
Ph.D. 1991, University of Texas, Austin
Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro, 2019
Professor of Management
B.A. 1984, University College Dublin
MBA 1989, University College Dublin
Ph D. 1996, London School of Economics
Cynthia A. Crawford, 1996
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1985, Washington University
M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1992, University of Kentucky
Kaitlyn Creasy, 2019
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
BA. 2010, New York University
Ph D. 2017, University of New Mexico
Justine D'Arrigo-Patrick, 2016
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. 2006, Biola University
M.A. 2010, Pepperdine University
Ph.D. 2014, Loma Linda University
Nicole Dabbs, 2013
Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2008, M.S. 2010, California State University, Fullerton
Ph.D. 2013, University of Mississippi - Main Campus
Khalil Dajani, 2021
Professor, Director of Computer Science and Engineering
B.S. 1988, M.S 1991, University of Illinois
Ph.D. 2000, University of Toledo
Carol Damgen, 2011
Lecturer in Theatre Arts
B.A. 2003, M.A. 2006, California State University, San Bernardino
M.F.A. 2014, University of California, Riverside
Matthew Davidson, 2001
Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1994, University of Illinois
M.A. 1997, University of Notre Dame
Ph.D. 2000, University of Wisconsin
Jane Chin Davidson, 2013
Professor of Art
BA, 2001, Reed College
Ph.D, 2007, University of Manchester
Thomas D. Davis, 2002
Professor of Social Work
B.A. 1976, M.S.W. 1998, California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D. 2001, University of Washington
Claudia Davis, 2012
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1986, Niagara University
M.S.N. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Los Angeles
Kelly Deckard, 2019
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN. 2008, University of Phoenix
MS. 2013, Azusa Pacific University
Ph D. 2016, Frontier Nursing University
Manpreet Dhillon Brar, 2020
Assistant Professor of Child Development
Ismael Diaz, 2015
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2008, University of California, Riverside
M.S. 2011, Ph.D. 2013, Texas AM, College Station
Lynn Diaz-Rico, 1989
Professor of Education
B.A. 1968, University of Pittsburgh
M.A. Ed. 1977, Arizona State University
Ed.D. 1988, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico
Bibiana Diaz-Rodriguez, 2012
Associate Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.S. 1998, Universidad de la Saban
M.A. 2005, California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D. 2014, University of California, Irvine
Yasemin Dildar, 2016
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A. 2007, M.S. 2009, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D. 2015, University of Massachusetts
Paul K. Dixon, 1992
Professor of Physics
B.S. 1983, University of Michigan
M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1990, University of Chicago
Jeremy Dodsworth, 2014
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. 2000, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D. 2006, University of Washington
John R. Dorocak, 1991
Professor of Accounting and Finance
A.B. 1973, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
J.D. 1977, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
D.B.A. 1990, University of Florida
Kelly Dortch, 2017
Lecturer in Liberal Studies
M.F.A. 2014, California State University - San Bernardino
Dany Doueiri, 2006
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.S. 1989, California Polytechnic University
M.S. 1991, University of California, Davis
Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles
Sarah Dowman, 2022
Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 2009, Ramapo College M.A. 2013, Bowling Green State University Ph.D. 2019, University of Maryland, College Park
Corey M. Dunn, 2006
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2000, Pacific Lutheran University
M.S. 2002, Ph.D. 2006, University of Oregon
Sarah Dunn, 2020
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Nadia Dyakevich, 2002
Professor of Mathematics
M.Sc. 1997, Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics
M.S. 1998, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Ph.D. 2002, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Carolyn R. Eggleston, 1991
Essia Hamouda El Hafsi, 2017
Assistant Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.S. 1986, Ohio State University
M.S. 1989, Ecole National d'Ingenieurs
M.S. 1994. University of Florida
Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Riverside
Guillermo Escalante, 2014
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 1997, M.B.A. 1999, University of LaVerne, CA
D.S.C 2012, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Karen Escalante, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
BA. 1998, California State University, Northridge
MA. 2008, Concordia University, Irvine
Ph D. 2016, University of Southern California
Christine N. Famega, 2002
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 1993, University of Manitoba
M.A. 1996, Minot State University
Ph.D. 2003, University of Cincinnati
Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, 2015
Lecturer in Nursing
A.S. 1998, Pasadena City College
B.S.N. 2001, University of Phoenix
M.S.N. 2005, California State University, Fullerton
Kamvar Farahbod, 1991
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.A. 1976, University of Tehran
M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1986, Oklahoma State University
Dianne Fass, 2012
Student Services Professional, II
M.S. California State University, San Bernardino, 2002
Parastou Feiz, 2007
Professor of English
B.A. 1998, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
M.A. 2002, Ph.D. 2007, Pennsylvania State University
Hajrudin Fejzic, 1994
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1987, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzogovina
Ph.D. 1992, Michigan State University
James V. Fenelon, 1999
Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1978, Loyola Marymount University
M.A. 1981, M.A. 1983, School of International Training
Ph.D. 1995, Northwestern University
Miriam Fernandez , 2018
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 2007, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 2013, California State University, Fresno
Ph.D. 2018, Washington State University
Arturo Fernández-Gilbert, 2001
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 1988, M.A. 1991, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Ph.D. 2001, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Antony Field, 2011
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2000, University of Hull, England
M.S. 2002, Missouri State University
Ph.D. 2010, University of Warwick
Jay Fiene, 2009
Professor of Education
B.M.E. 1983, M.M. 1990, Pittsburgh State
Ph.D. 1995, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia
Geraldine Fike, 2014
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1998, M.S.N. 2002, California State University, Dominguez Hills
D.N.P. 2012, Western University
Patrick Flaherty, 2015
Lecturer in Management
MBA 1985, California State University, San Bernardino
Stacy Forcino, 2017
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. 2008, Ph.D. 2010, Idaho State University
Sherri Franklin-Guy, 2007
Professor of Education
B.A. 1994, M.E.D. 2001, Ph.D. 2006, Wichita State University
Catherine Stacey Fraser, 2007
Professor of Music
B.M. 1994, University of Toronto
M.M. 1996, Manhattan School of Music
D.M.A. 2003, University of California, San Diego
Marc Fudge, 2011
Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Interim Chair
B.A. 1992, Howard University
M.P.A. 1999, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ph.D. 2011, Rutgers University
Shuryo Fujita, 2016
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S. 2000, Southeast Missouri State University
M.A. 2003, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2011, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey
Jordan Fullam, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.A. 2006, Montclair State University
M.A. 2007, University of Chicago
Ph.D. 2016, New York University
Martim Galvão, 2022
Assistant Professor of Music
B.B.A. 2010, Emory University M.F.A. 2014, University of California, Irvine M.A. 2017, Brown University Ph.D. 2022, Brown University
Donna Garcia, 2009
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1999, Wilfrid Laurier University
M.A. 2001, University of Guelph
Ph.D. 2006, University of Kansas
Maria Garcia-Puente, 2013
Associate Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 2005, Santiago Compostela
M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2014, University of Kansas
Maria Garcia-Puente, 2013
Associate Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 2005, Santiago Compostela M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2014, University of Kansas
Thom G. Gehring, 1991
Christopher Gentry, 2014
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2005, M.S. 2011, Southern Illinois University
Ph.D. 2014, Univerity of Illinois
George M. Georgiou, 1992
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.S.E.E. 1985, Louisiana Tech University
M.S.E.E 1987, M.S. 1988, Louisiana State University
M.S. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, Tulane University
Kareen Gervasi, 2006
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 1992, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Southern California
Jessica Getman, 2020
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A. 2002, California Polytechnical State University San Luis Obispo M.M., 2008, Boston University Ph.D., 2015, University of Michigan
Amir Ghasemkhani, 2021
Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences
B.S. 2011, M.S. 2014, University of Tabriz, Iran
Ph.D. 2019, University of Nevada Reno
Janelle Gilbert, 1994
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1988, New York University
M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1994, George Mason University
Thomas Girshin, 2019
Associate Professor of English
B.A. 2003, University of Albany
M.A. 2006, Binghamton University
Ph D. 2012, Binghamton University
Cari Goetz, 2014
Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Chair
B.S. 2006, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2014, University of Texas, Austin
Brett Goforth, 2013
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Interim Chair
B.S. 2001, Califonia State University, Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo
Ph.D., 2009, University of California, Riverside
Ed Gomez, 2016
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A. 1999, Arizona State University
M.F.A. 2003, Otis College of Art and Design
Pablo Gomez, 2020
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S. 1995, National University of Mexico
M.S. 1999, Northwestern University
Ph.D. 2003, Northwestern University
Gregory Gondwe
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B. A. 2005, Pontifica Universitate Antonianum, Rome Italy
B.A. 2011, St. Augustine University of Tanzania
M. A. 2014, University of Oregon
M. S. 2017, University of Oregon
Ph. D. 2017, University of Colorado - Boulder
Donna Gotch, 2002
Lecturer in Communication Studies
B.A. 1984, M.A. 1986, California State University, Los Angeles
Jo Anna Grant, 2003
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1988, M.S. 1990, Texas Christian University
Ph.D. 1996, University of Oklahoma, Norman
Katherine Gray, 2007
Professor of Art, Chair
B.A. 1989, Ontario College of Art
M.F.A. 1991, Rhode Island School of Design
Wilbert Greer, 2014
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. 2001, University of California, Riverside
M.A. 2007, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2013, Claremont Graduate University
Kevin Grisham, 2010
Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
B.A. 1997, California State University, San Bernardino
M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2009, University of California, Riverside
Mark Groen, 2006
Professor of Education
B.A. 1981, California State University, Northridge
M.A. 1992, University of Southern California
Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Riverside
Liang Kevin Guo, 2013
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 2002, Peking University
M.S. 2006, Boston University
Ph.D., 2013, University of Texas - San Antonio
Vipin Gupta, 2010
Professor of Management
B.A. 1988, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University
M.B.A. 1990, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Ph.D. 1998, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
D. Raleigh Guthrey, 2017
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A. 1997, M.A. 1998, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Matthew Habich, 2015
Lecturer in Management
M.S. 1995, Golden Gate University
Bryan Haddock, 2001
Professor of Kinesiology, Chair
B.A. 1986, The Master's College
M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1998, Loma Linda University
Erin Hall, 2020
Assistant Professor of English
MSc, Speech-Language Pathology - University of British Columbia, 2006 MA, Linguistics - University of Toronto, 2012 PhD, Linguistics - University of Toronto, 2020
Ilseop Han, 2001
Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1986, M.S. 1988, Korea University
Ph.D. 1999, University of California, San Diego
Kassandra Harding , 2019
Assistant Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
BS. 2010, University of California, Davis
Ph D. 20114, University of California, Davis
Andre Harrington, 2006
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.S. 1986, University of Maryland, College Park
M.F.A. 2005, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Shyra Harris, 2014
Lecturer in Social Work
B.A. 2009, California State University, San Bernardino
M.S.W. 2011, California State University, San Bernardino
Zahid Hasan, 1985
Professor of Mathematics
B.Sc. 1973, M.Sc. 1976, University of Punjab, Pakistan
Ph.D. 1982, University of Birmingham, England
Christina Hassija, 2013
Professor of Psychology, Chair
B.A. 2004, California State University Northridge
M.A. 2006, California State University Northridge
Ph.D. 2011, University of Wyoming
Lorraine Hedtke, 2012
Professor of Education
B.A. 1978, University of Redlands
M.S.W. 1985, Arizona State University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Brian Heisterkamp, 2001
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1989, Arizona State University
M.A. 1997, Loma Linda University
Ph.D. 2000, Arizona State University
Nicole Henley, 2015
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
B.B.A. 1997, University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater
M.B.A. 2000, University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Los Angeles
Guy Hepp, 2016
Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 2004, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.A. 2007, Florida State University
Ph.D. 2015, University of Colorado at Boulder
Edwin Hernandez, 2018
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B.A. 2011, California State University, Northridge
M.A. 2013, New York University
Ph.D. ABD, University of California, Los Angeles
John Hernandez, 2019
Senior Assistant Librarian
B.A. 1997, Columbia University
MSI. 2000, University of Michigan
Ph D. 2017, University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher Hill, 2018
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2011, Louisiana State University
M.S. 2014, Miami University
Ph.D. 2018, Michigan State University
Danelle Hodge, 2017
Lecturer in Child Development
B.A. 1994, California State University - San Bernardino
M.A. 1998
Ph.D. 2009, Claremont Graduate School
Danelle Hodge , 2018
Lecturer Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1994, Cal State San Bernardino
M.A. 1998, Claremont Graduate University
Ph.D. 2009, Claremont Graduate University
Chris Hoff, 2018
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B.A. 2004, Argosy University
M.A. 2010, Pepperdine University
Ph.D. 2016, Loma Linda University
Carol Hood, 2012
Professor of Physics
B.S. 2004, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Irvine
Angela Horner, 2013
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. 2000, Centre College
M.S. 2005, University of Cincinnati
Ph.D., 2010, Ohio University - Main Campus
Yunfei Hou, 2016
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A. 2009, Xi'an Jiaotong University
M.S. 2011, Saint Cloud State University
Ph.D. 2016, University of Buffalo
Kathryn Howard, 2012
Associate Professor of Education, Chair
B.A. 1990, Univeristy of Oregon
M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles
Isabel Huacuja Alonso, 2016
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 2005, Cornell University
M.A. 2009, Ph.D. 2015, University of Texas at Austin
Xiaoyu Huang, 2016
Associate Professor of Management
B.S. 2011, Cornell University
Joe S. Hughes, 1998
Assistant Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.A. 1978, George Washington University
M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1989, Washington State University
Jacqueline Hughes, 2013
Professor of Education
Ph.D. 1996, Arizona State University
Andrew Hughes, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. 2006, California University of Pennsylvania
M.S. 2008, Illinois State University
Ed.D. 2015, Northern Carolina State University
Arianna Huhn, 2015
Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 2002, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. 2005, George Washington University
Ph.D. 2013, Boston University
Young Suk Hwang, 2000
Professor of Education
B.A. 1989, Chongshin University, Korea
M.Ed. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, Auburn University, Alabama
Sung-Heh Hyon, 1994
Professor of English, Chair
B.A. 1989, University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. 1995, University of Michigan
Yongseok Jang, 2015
Associate Professor of Management
B.A. 2001, Inha University
M.A. 2004, University of Florida
Ph.D. 2009, University of Florida
Brian P. Janiskee, 1998
Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1989, Western Michigan University
M.A. 1992,Michigan State University
Ph.D. 1996, Michigan State University
Carmen Jany, 2007
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
M.A. 2004, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. 2001, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Todd E. Jennings, 1990
Professor of Education
B.A. 1983, Biola University
M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1991, Claremont Graduate University
Jesus D. Jerez-Gomez, 2006
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 1998, Universidad de Granada, Spain
M.A. 2000, Kansas State University
Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Davis
Madeleine Jetter, 2007
Professor of Mathematics, Chair
B.A. 1999, Columbia University
M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas Jew, 2018
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 2003, UC Santa Barbara
M.A. 2007, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Ph.D. 2013, University of Oregon
John Jin, 2009
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 1979, M.B.A. 1981, Yon-Sei University
M.S. 1984, University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign
Ph.D. 1989, University of Arizona
Jennifer Jin, 2020
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.S. 2009 University of Dallas
M.S. 2011 University of California
Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2019 University of California, Irvine
Susan Jindra, 2007
Lecturer in Education
B.A. 1972, Columbia University
MILS, 1974, DED 2001, University of Southern California
Brandon Johns, 2017
Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A. 2003, University of California - Riverside
Ph.D. 2012, University of Southern California
Todd Johnson, 2006
Professor of Music
B.M./B.S. 1988, Central Michigan University
M.M. 1989, Northwestern University
D.M.A. 1999, University of Oklahoma
Ann Marie Johnson, 2013
Associate Professor of Management
B.A. 1995, Northern Michigan University
J.D. 1998, University Of Cincinnati
Ph.D., 2011, University of Delaware
Corrine Johnson, 2014
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2009, University of Redlands
Ph.D. 2014, Colorado State University
Diana Johnson, 2019
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., 2010 Eastern Washington University
Ph D., 2017 University of California, Davis
Tiffany Jones, 2007
Professor of History, Chair
B.A. 1999, M.A. 2000, Dalhousie University
Ph.D. 2005, Queen's University, Canada
Jacob Jones, 2018
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2009, CSU Channel Islands
M.S. 2012, University of Florida
Ph.D. 2016, University of Florida
Rigaud Joseph, 2017
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S. 2011, M.S.W. 2012, Florida Atlantic University
Ph.D. 2017, Florida International University
Yuichiro Kakihara, 2000
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1974, M.S. 1976, Dr. Sci. 1985, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Rajrani Kalra, 2008
Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences
B.A. 1993, 1998, M.A. 1995, 1999, University of Dehli
M.A. 2003, University of Akron
Ph.D. 2007, Kent State University
Yasha Karant, 1989
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.A. 1975, Immaculate Heart/Cal Tech
M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, University of California, Berkeley
April Karlinsky, 2020
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Ryan Keating, 2013
Professor of History
B.S. 2008, University of California, Davis
M.S. 2012, University of New Mexico
Ph.D., 2013, Fordham University
Rachel Keener, 2007
Student Services Professional, III
Psy.D. 2006, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Hareem Khan, 2019
Assistant Professor of Anthropolgy
B.A. 2009, Northwestern University
M.A. 2013, UC Santa Barbara
Ph D. 2018, UC Santa Barbara
Dong Man Kim, 1990
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S. 1978, So Gang University
M.B.A. 1984, West Georgia College
Ph.D. 1990, Arizona State University
Yu Jung Kim, 2006
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1995, M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Riverside
Younglee Kim, 2015
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S. 1998
MSN 2009, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2014, Azusa Pacific University
Jemma Kim, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Seoul National University
Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Los Angeles
Taewoo Kim, 2016
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 2000, Sungkyunkwan University
M.S. 2002, Sungkyunkwan University
Ph.D. 2013, State University of New York at Buffalo
Yeon Kim, 2016
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1991, Seoul National University
M.S.N. 2011, CSU Dominguez Hills
D.N.P. 2015, CSU Fullerton
Paul Kirwan, 2008
Lecturer in Management
B.A. 1998, M.S.C. 2001, University College Cork
Ph.D. 2008, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Hannah Kivalahula-Uddin, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. 1991, University Of Missouri-Saint Louis
M. ED. 2008, City Uniersity of Seattle
Ph D 2018, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nicole Klimow, 2019
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. 1988, Colgate University
M. Ed. 2008, University of Nevada
Ph D. 2018, University of Nevada
Robert J. Knop, 2004
Professor of Music
B.M. 1971, Roosevelt University
M.M. 1998, Northern Illinois University
D.A. 2002, University of Northern Colorado
Michal Kohout, 2003
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
B.A. 1993, University of Western Ontario
M.A. 1996, Southwest Texas State University
Ph.D. 2004, Clark University
Karen Kolehmainen, 1988
Professor of Physics
B.S. 1977, Michigan State University
Ph.D. 1983, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Melilka Kordrostami, 2017
Associate Professor in Marketing
B.S. 2006, MBA 2009, Sharif University of Technology
Ph.D. 2017, Iowa State University
Hideya Koshino, 1994
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1983, M.A. 1985, International Christian University, Tokyo
Ph.D. 1994, University of Kansas
Kurt Kowalski, 2003
Professor of Education
B.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1995, Arizona State University
Janine Kremling, 2008
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2001, University of Leipzig
M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2010, University of South Florida
Deirdre Lanesskog, 2016
Assistant Professor in Social Work
B.A. 1993, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.P.A. 1995, The George Washington University
Ph.D. 2016, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
George Codi Lazar, 2015
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
B.A. 1995, University of Florida
M.A. 2001, Columbia University
Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Los Angeles
W. Britt Leatham, 1987
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
B.A. 1981, Weber State College
M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, Ohio State University
Jasmine Lee, 2018
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 2008, UC San Diego
M.A. 2011, Cal State San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2018, UC Irvine
Lesley Leighton, 2019
Associate Professor of Music, Interim Chair
B.A. 1984, Loyola Marymount University M.M. 1991, University of Southern California D.M.A. 2012, University of Southern California
Brian Levin, 1999
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 1989, University of Pennsylvania
J.D. 1992, Stanford Law School
Michael Lewin, 1995
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1983, State University of New York, Albany
M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, Oklahoma State University
Lucy Lewis, 2014
Associate Professor of Music
B.M./B.S. 2008, Andrews University
M.M. 2011, University of Cincinnati
D.M.A. 2014, University of Iowa
Yawen Li
Professor of the School of Social Work
B. A. 1999, Yunnan University
M. A. 2002, The University of Hong Kong
Ph. D. 2009, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Su Liang, 2010
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 2003, M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2010, University of Connecticut
Caroline Lim
Assistant Professor of The School of Social Work
B. A. 2002, University of Michigan
M. S. 2004, Columbia University
Ph. D. 2017, University of Southern California
Frank M. Lin, 1991
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
Associate Dean
B.S. 1981, Tatung Institute of Tech
at Buffalo
Kate Liszka, 2015
Associate Professor of Egyptology/History
B.A. 2001, M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2012, University of Pennsylvania
Xiang Liu, 2009
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 1998, Beijing Foreign Studies University
M.B.A. 2004, University of Washington
Ph.D. 2009, University of North Texas
Yu Liu, 2015
Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance
B.E. 2003, Huazhong University
MBA 2010 Southern New Hampshire University
Ph.D. 2016 Georgia State University
Erica Lizano, 2014
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A. 2005, California State University, Fullerton
M.S. 2007, University of Southern California
Ph.D. 2014, University of Southern California
Giovanna Llosent, 2007
Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1999, University of Costa Rica
M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2007, University of Iowa
Min-Lin Lo, 2004
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1997, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2004, State University of New York at Buffalo
Matthew Logan, 2015
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2009, University of Western Ontario
M.A. 2011, University of Western Ontario
Ph.D. 2015, University of Cincinnati
Thomas Long, 2006
Professor of Social Science
B.A. 1993, Sonoma State University
M.A. 2001, California State University, Fullerton
Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Riverside
Lisa Looney, 2020
Associate Professor of Psychology
Angela Louque, 2000
Professor of Education, Chair
B.A. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 1986, Loyola Marymount
Ed.D. 1995, Pepperdine University
Chad Luck, 2008
Associate Professor of English
B.A. 1994, University of Washington
M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2006, Indiana University
Jessica Luck, 2008
Professor of English
B.A. 1996, M.S. 1997, University of Tennessee
M.A. 1999, Wake Forest University
Ph.D. 2006, Indiana University
Risa Lumley, 2011
Librarian
B.A. 1985, University of California, Riverside
M.A. 1989, University of Iowa
Daniel MacDonald, 2013
Associate Professor, Chair
B.A. 2007, Seton Hall University
Ph.D., 2013, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stacy Magedanz, 2000
Librarian
B.A. 1990, M.A. 1992, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A. 1996, University of Missouri-Columbia
Neal Malik, 2019
Assistant Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.A. University of California, Irvine
MPH. Loma Linda University
Ph D. 2011, Loma Linda University
Jeremy Mallari, 2015
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A. 2000, B.S. 2003, California State University, San Francisco
Ph.D. 2008, University of California, San Francisco
Oraib Mango, 2011
Professor of World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 1992, University of Jordan, Amman
M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2008, Arizona State University
Jason Mann, 2015
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A. 1994, Gettysburg College
MFA 2001, George Washington University
David Marshall, 2007
Professor of English, Assistant Dean
B.A. 1993, College of the Holy Cross
M.A. 1998, University of York
Ph.D. 2007, Indiana University
Nerea Marteache, 2013
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2002, ESADE University of Spain
B.A. 2008, University of Barcelona
M.A. 2006, University of Barcelona
M.A. 2010, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
Ph.D. 2013, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
Edna Martinez, 2014
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. 2005, M.Ed. 2007, University of Texas, El Paso
Ph.D. 2014, Clemson University
David F. Maynard, 1993
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mathematics
B.S. 1976, California State University, San Bernardino
M.S. 1988, California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D. 1992, University of California, Riverside
B. Theo Mazumdar, 2020
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1998, University of Texas at Austin M.A. 2014, Ph.D. 2019, University of Southern California
Carolyn McAllister, 2008
Professor of the School of Social Work, Director
B.A. 1996, University of California, Davis
M.S.W. 1999, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2003, Michigan State University
Sanders McDougall, 1991
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1979, M.A. 1981, West Washington University
Ph.D. 1988, University of Kentucky
Sally McGill, 1991
Associate Dean
A.B. 1985, Harvard and Radcliffe
M.S. 1989, Ph.D. 1992, California Institute of Technology
Miranda McIntyre
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. 2012, Central Michigan University
M.S. 2015, Purdue University
Ph.D. 2018, Purdue University
Shawnee L. McMurran, 2000
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1985, M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Riverside
Connie McReynolds, 2008
Professor of Education
B.S. 1982, Oklahoma City Univeristy
M.S. 1988, Emporia State University
Ph.D. 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thomas McWeeney, 2015
Lecturer in Public Administration
B.A. 1973, California State University, San Diego
M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, Georgetown University
Pamela Medina, 2019
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 1990, Florida Atlantic University
M.A. 2010 University of Central Florida
Ph D. 2015, University of Central Florida
Norman Meek, 1989
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
B.A. 1982, University of Kansas
M.A. 1984, Michigan State University
Ph.D. 1990, University of California, Los Angeles
Erik B. Melchiorre, 2002
Professor of Geological Sciences
B.S. 1990, University of Southern California
M.S. 1993, Arizona State University
Ph.D. 1998, Washington University
Anthony E. Metcalf, 1999
Professor of Biology
B.A. 1977, Simon Fraser University
B.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Riverside
C. Rod Metts, 2002
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1984, M.A. 1988, San Francisco State University
Ph.D. 1994, The Ohio State University
Jeff Meyer, 2016
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2007, University of Chicago
Ph.D. 2013, University of Michigan
Jeannine Meza, 2013
Lecturer in Social Work
B.A. 1999, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S.W. 2004, University of Southern California
Eric Milenkewicz, 2020
Librarian
B.A. 1999, University of California, Riverside
M.I.L.S. 2007, San Jose State University
Larry M. Mink, 1992
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1984, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1990, University of California, Riverside
Nasrin Mohabbati, 2019
Assistant Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.S. 2010, University of Tabriz
MISE 2016, Amirkabir University of Technology
Ph D. 2019, Auburn University
Rafik Mohamad, 2015
Professor of Sociology
Dean
B.S. 1992, George Washington University
M.A. 1996, University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Irvine
Taylor Moon
Professor of Art and Design
B. A. 2018, UC Santa Barbara
M.A. 2019, University of Oxford
Stacey Morris, 2020
Assistant Professor of Child Development
Salome Mshigeni , 2018
Assistant Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.A. 2000, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
M.S. 2006, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ph.D. 2014, Walden University
Fadi Muheidat, 2019
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.A. 2000, Jordan University of Science and Technology
M.S. 2015, University of Missouri, Columbia
Ph D. 2017, University of Missouri, Columbia
Ahlam H. Muhtaseb, 2003
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1994, Hebro University
M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2004, University of Memphis
John Mumma, 2012
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1996, Cornell University
M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2006, Carnegie Mellon University
Vishal Munsif, 2011
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.B.A. 2007, M.A.C.C. 2007, Northern Kentucky University
Ph.D. 2011, Florida International University
Enrique Murillo, 1999
Professor of Education
B.A. 1988, Univeristy of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 1995, California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 1999, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Jeremy Murray, 2011
Associate Professor of History
B.A. 2001, SUNY at Albany
M.A. 2004, Columbia University in the City of New York
Ph.D. 2011, University of California, San Diego
José Muñoz, 2011
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1995, University of California, Irvine
M.A. 1998, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Ph.D. 2008, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Kathleen M. Nadeau, 1999
Professor of Anthropology
B.S. 1976, Fitchburg State University
M.A. 1980, University of San Carlos
Ph.D. 1995, Arizona State University
Sang Seok Nam, 2006
Professor of Education
B.Ed. 1984, M.A. 1987, Taegu University
Ph.D. 1996, Arizona State University
Chris Naticchia, 1995
Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1985, Cornell University
M.A. 1987, New York University, New York
Ph.D. 1995, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Vincent Nestler, 2014
Associate Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.A. 1991, SUNY College at New Paltz
M.A.T. 1993, Columbia University
M.S. 2004, Capitol College, Laurel
Ph.D. 2012, University of Idaho, Pocatello
Laura Newcomb, 2007
Professor of Biology
B.S. 1995, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ph.D. 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eric J. Newman, 2001
Professor of Marketing
B.S. 1991, MBA 1992, University of Montana
Ph.D. 2001, Washington State University
Jason Ng, 2015
Associate Professor in Kinesiology
B.S. 2009, M.S. 2011, California State University, Fullerton
Ph.D. 2015 The University of Alabama
Ya (Anna) Ni, 2007
Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 1993, University of Beijing, China
M.A. 2001, Iowa State University
Ph.D. 2007, Syracuse University
Ethel Nicdao , 2018
Professor of Sociology, Chair
B.A. 1993, University of California
M.A. 2001, California State University, East Bay
Ph.D. 2006, University of New Mexico
Daniel Nickerson, 2015
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. 2000, Kenyon College
Ph.D. 2008, University Of Colorado at Boulder
Wesley A. Niewoehner, 2001
Professor of Anthropology, Chair
B.A. 1982, Colorado College
M.A. 1990, Colorado State University
Ph.D. 2000, University of New Mexico
James A. Noblet, 2003
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. 1991, California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Alexis Norris, 2014
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2005, Hampton University
M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2014, Michigan State University, Lansing
Roderick O'Handley , 2018
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B.A. 2011, Cal State San Bernardino
M.A. 2014, University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D. 2016, University of Southern Mississippi
Andrew Oakes, 2014
Associate Professor of Art
B.A. 1997, California State University, San Bernardino
M.F.A. 2014, Azusa Pacific Univeristy
Hyun-Kyoung Oh, 2006
Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 1998, Dongduk Women's University, Seoul, Korea
M.S. 2000, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Ph.D. 2006, Indiana University, Bloomington
Paulchris Okpala, 2015
Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.S. 2005
M.S. 2007
DPH 2010
Roberto Oregel, 2019
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1990, University of California, Berkley
M.A. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
MFA. 2005, University of California, Los Angeles
Paul M. Orwin, 2003
Professor of Biology
B.S. 1991 Harvey Mudd College
Ph.D. 2001, University of Minnesota
Vanessa Ovalle Perez, 2019
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 2010, Cornell University
M.A. 2017, University of Southern California
Ph D. 2019, University of Southern California
Tomasz Owerkowicz, 2011
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2003, Harvard University, 2003
Sen Padilla , 2018
Assistant Professor of Health Science and Human Ecology
B.S. 2007, UC San Diego
M.S. 2011, Loma Linda University
Ph.D. 2018, Loma Linda University
Kristi Papailler, 2019
Assistant Professor of Theater Arts
BA. 2009, University of Louisville
MFA 2014, University of Louisville
Deborah A. Parsons, 1996
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 1990, University of California, Irvine
M.S. 1992, California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Irvine
Pinthusorn Pattayakorn, 2018
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1992, Rangsit University
M.S.N. 1996, Mahidol University
Ph.D. 2009, Mahidol University
Hang Pei, 2016
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.A. 2007, Beihang University
M.A. 2010, The George Washington University
Ph.D. 2016, The George Washington University
Angela Penaredondo, 2018
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 2007, San Francisco State
M.F.A. 2013, University of California, Riverside
Jason Magabo Perez , 2016
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., 2003, University of California, San Diego
M.F.A., 2006, New College of California
Ph.D. 2016, University of California, San Diego
Teresa Perry, 2022
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A. University of California Santa Barbara, 2013
Ph.D. Economics Colorado State University, 2022
Bonnie L. Petry, 1992
Librarian
B.A. 1979, California State University, Sacramento
M.L.S. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen M. Phillips, 2001
Lecturer in Education
B.A. 1987, Michigan State University
M.A. 1994, California State University, San Bernardino
Sharon Pierce, 2019
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 2013, California State University, San Bernardino
MPA. 2014, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph D. 2017, California State University, San Bernardino
Matthew Poole, 2015
Professor of Art
B.F.A. 1996, Ruskin School of Fine Art, University of Oxford
M.F.A. 1997, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Mihaela Popescu, 2006
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1994, University of Bucharest, Romania
M.A. 1995, Central European Univeristy
M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2008, University of Pennsylvania
Zachary Powell, 2018
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S. 2012, University of North Texas
M.S. 2015, The University of Texas at Dallas
Ph.D. 2018, The University of Texas at Dallas
Wagner Prado, 2019
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 1999, College of Santo Andre
M.S. 2004, Federal University of Sao Carlos
Ph D. 2007, Federal University of Sao Paulo
Martin Premoli, 2020
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. English, Pepperdine University 2010 M.A. English, University of Virginia 2012 M.A. Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania 2017 Ph.D. Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, University of Pennsylvania 2020
Lynne (Susie) Pryor, 2017
Associate Professor of Management
B.A. 1995, MidAmerica Nazarene University
M.B.A. 1999, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Ph.D. 2006, University of Nebraska
Breanna Putman, 2019
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. 2010, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
Ph.D. 2016, San Diego State
Timothy E. Pytell, 2003
Professor of History
B.A. 1985, Colorado Springs College
M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1999, New York University
Haiyan Qiao, 2007
Professor
B.S. 1993, M.S. 1996, Huanzhong University, China
M.S. 2002, North Dakota State University
Ph.D. 2007, University of Arizona
Ranfeng Qiu, 2010
Professor of Management, Chair
B.S. 2000, University of International Business and Economics
M.A. 2005, Indiana University at Bloomington
Ph.D. 2010, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Abbas Quamar
Associate Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B. S. 2009, University of Pittsburgh
M. S. 2013, University of Pittsburgh
Ph. D. 2018, University of Pittsburgh
Abbas Quamar
Professor of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
B. A. 2009, University of Pittsburgh
M. A. 2013, University of Pittsburgh
Ph. D. 2018, University of Pittsburgh
Barbara A. Quarton, 1999
Librarian
B.A. 1977, University of San Diego
M.L.I.S. 1999, San Jose State University
Alison Petty Ragguette, 2006
Professor of Art
B.F.A. 1997, Concordia University
M.F.A. 2004, California College of the Arts
Shafiqur Rahman, 2019
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1989, Dhaka University
MA. 2001, University of Louisiana
Ph D. 2007, Southern Illinios University
Luz Ramirez, 2001
Professor of English
B.A. 1991, Tulane University
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, University of Texas, Austin
Robert Ray
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B. A. 2006, Northeastern Illinois University
M. A. 2010, Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy NY
Jason Reimer, 2001
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1993, M.A. 1996, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Ph.D. 2001, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
John Reitzel, 2014
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2001, SUNY, Cortland
M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2006, University of Florida, Gainsville
Paul A. Renteln, 1991
Professor of Physics
B.A. 1981, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. 1988, Harvard University
David Rhoads, 2013
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. 1994, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., 1992, Michigan State University
Oscar Rios, 2017
Lecturer in World Languages and Literatures
B.A. 2006, M.A. 2008, California State University - San Bernardino
Stacie Robertson, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. 1988, Illinois State University
M.S. 1995, University of Illinois
Ph.D. 2003, Penn State University
Karen Robinson, 2014
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Irvine
Marc Robinson, 2018
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 2004, University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D. 2012, Washington State University, Pullman
Jonathan Robinson Anthony, 2022
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Human Development - Early Childhood Development, California State University, East Bay B.S., Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Utah State University M.S., Communicative Disorders - Speech-Language Pathology, San Francisco State University Ph.D., Language and Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program
Alexandru Roman, 2013
Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 2004,Utica College of Syracuse University
M.A. 2006,State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D. 2013, Florida Atlantic University
Jacqueline Romano, 2018
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Foundations
B.A. 2000, California State University, San Bernardino
M.A. 2004, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2009, Texas Tech University
Lawrence Rose, 2011
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Dean
B.S. 1976, Bradley University
M.A. 1978, Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. 1985, Texas A and M
Karen Rowan, 2008
Professor of English
B.A. 1996, Guilford College
Ph.D. 2005, State University of New York at Albany
Jason Ryan, 2011
Professor of Marketing
B.A. 1995, Swarthmore College
M.B.A. 2000, Washington University
A.M. 2002, Washington University
Ph.D. 2007, University College Dublin
Amanda Rymal, 2014
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
B.A. 2005, Laurentian University, Ontario
M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2011, University of Ottawa
Ronald Salloum, 2019
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.S. 2010, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ph D. 2019, University of Southern California
Michael Salvador, 2012
Professor of Communication Studies
Ph.D., University of Utah, 1989
Gilna Samuel, 2018
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S. 2011, Morgan State University
M.S. 2013, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. 2018, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Richard Samuelson, 2007
Associate Professor of History
B.A. 1992, Bates College
M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2000, University of Virginia
Maria Santos, 2018
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 2008, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. 2013, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ph.D. 2016, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ghulam Sarwar, 2006
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S. 1980, University of Faisalabad
M.S. 1984, University of Philippines
Ph.D. 1989, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Ph.D. 1997, Oklahoma State University
Joseph A. Scarcella, 1998
Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, Interim Chair
B.A. 1985, M.A. 1992, San Diego State University
Ph.D. 1997, University of Missouri-Columbia
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango , 2014
Associate Librarian
B.A. 2007, Drake University
M.S. 2012, University of Colorado at Denver
M.L.I.S. 2014, University of Denver
Andrea Schoepfer, 2007
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A. 2001, M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, University of Florida
Pamela J. Schram, 1998
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S. 1988, Loyola University of Chicago
M.A. 1990, Rutgers University
Ph.D. 1996, Michigan State University
Cynthia Schreihans, 2006
Lecturer in Management
B.A. 1998, M.B.A. 2000, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2006, University of La Verne
Winifred Scott, 2018
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S. 1981, California State University, Dominguez Hills
M.B.A. 1993, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2000, Florida State University
Lynn Scow, 2016
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 2004, Ph.D 2010, University of California, Berkeley
Christy Scroggins, 2017
Lecturer in Health Science and Human Ecology
B.A. 2011, California State Univeristy - Fullerton
M.P.H. 2015, California State University - San Bernardino
Craig Seal, 2011
Professor of Management, Dean
B.A. 1991, Santa Clara University
M.A. 1995, Boston College
Ph.D. 2007, George Washington University
Victoria A. Seitz, 1991
Professor of Marketing, Chair
Professor of Public Administration, Interim Chair
B.S. 1978, Kansas State University
M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, Oklahoma State University
David Senteney, 2014
Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S. 1980, Eastern Illinois University
M.A.S. 1983, Ph.D. 1987, University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Lisa Shamansky, 1989
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1980, Indiana University, Bloomington
Ph.D. 1986, University of Illinois, Urbana
Conrad Shayo, 1994
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B. of Commerce 1981, University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
M.B.A. 1985, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Ph.D. 1995, Claremont Graduate University
Austin Shelton , 2019
Assistant Professor of Accounting Finance
B.S. 2008, University of Arizona
M.S. 2010, University of Arizona
Ph.D. 2019, Florida Atlantic University
Herbert P. Shon, 2004
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A. 1987, California State University, Los Angeles
M.S.W. 1991, Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth S. Shultz, 1992
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1984, State University of New York, College at Potsdam
M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, Wayne State University
Anthony Silard, 2016
Associate Professor of Public Administration
B.A. 1989, UC Berkley
M.P.P. 1995, Harvard JFK School of Government
Ph.D. 2016, IESE Business School
James Simon, 2017
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A 2004, California State University Northridge
M.S.W 2006, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2016, University of Southern California
Kate Simonian, 2020
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. University of Sydney, 2010 MFA fiction CUNY (Brooklyn College) 2014 Ph.D. Texas Tech University 2020
Brent Singleton, 2002
Librarian
B.A. 1993, M.L.I.S. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
John Skillman, 1998
Professor of Biology
B.S. 1988, Oregon State University
Ph.D. 1994, Duke University
Douglas C. Smith, 1995
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A. 1988, Wittenburg University, Ohio
Ph.D. 1994, Purdue University
Johanna L. Smith, 2000
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A. 1994, Miami University, Ohio
M.F.A. 1998, Arizona State University
Terry D. Smith, 2006
Professor of Theatre Arts, Chair
B.F.A. 1974, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
M.A. 1993, California State University, Northridge
Ph.D. 1996, University of Washington, Seattle
Patricia Smith
Lecturer of Teacher Education and Foundations
B. A. 2008, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
M. A. 2013, Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX
:Ph. D. 2018, University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Kyriakos Smith, 2020
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., English and Comparative Literary Studies, Occidental College, 2003 M.A., English Literature, Loyola Marymount University, 2009 Ph.D., English, UCLA, 2020
David Smith , 2019
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. 2001, Texas State University
Ph. D, 2012 Northern Arizona University
Hosung So, 2002
Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 1993, M.S. 1995, Chug-Ang University, Seoul Korea
Ph.D. 2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Joon Son, 2012
Associate Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.S. 1994, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. 2008, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ph.D. 2008, University of Idaho
Chanho Song, 2015
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S. 2004
M.B.A. 2010, University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. 2015, Kent State University
Eva Marie Sorrell, 2005
Librarian
B.A. 1995, University of California, Riverside
M.L.I.S. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles
Shannon Sparks, 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. 2006, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
M.A. 2007, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ph.D. 2013, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brad Spence, 2006
Professor of Art
B.A. 1990, University of Florida
M.F.A. 1996, California Institute of the Arts
Kathy Stafford, 2017
Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N. 2000, Phoenix Cc
Brett J. Stanley, 1994
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1987, University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D. 1992, Utah State University
Beth Steffel, 2007
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A. 2004, University of Akron
M.F.A. 2006, University of Cincinnati
Daniel Stewart, 2013
Lecturer in Education
B.A. 2008
M.S. 2011, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 2017, University of Louisiana, Monroe
Michael Stull, 2006
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Director
B.A. 1988, M.B.A. 1989, California State University, San Bernardino
EDM 2005, Case Western Reserve University
Becky Sumbera, 2017
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. 1990, California State Univerity Sacramento
M.A. 2002, National University
D.ED. 2017, Pepperdine University
Stuart S. Sumida, 1992
Professor of Biology
B.A. 1981, M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1987, University of California, Los Angeles
Qingquan Sun, 2014
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S. 2006, XI'AN University of Technology
M.S. 2012, University of Alabama
Ph.D 2013, University of Alabama
Doguhan Sundal, 2022
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A. Bilkent University, 2014
M.A. Bilkent University, 2016
Ph.D. Economics University of Utah, 2022
Stanley L. Swartz, 1989
Professor of Education
A.B. 1970, Findlay College
M.Ed. 1972, Ph.D. 1976, Bowling Green State University
J. Chad Sweeney, 2011
Professor of English
B.A. 1993, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
M.F.A. 2006, California State University, San Francisco
Ph.D. 2011, Western Michigan University
Judith Sylva, 2006
Professor of Education
B.A. 1992, University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Riverside
Halil Tasova
Professor of Teacher Education and Foundations
B. S. 2008, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
M. S. 2011, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
John Tate, 1989
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.Sc. 1979, Ph.D. 1982, University of Sheffield, England
Julie Taylor, 2016
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 2008, M.A. 2010, Colorado State University
Ph.D. 2014, University of Utah, Salt Lake
George Antony Thomas, 2020
Professor of World Languages and Literatures, Chair
B. A. 1992, University of Texas, Austin
M. A. T. 1996, Kent State University
M.A. 2000, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D. 2006, Emory University
Kathyrne Tiras, 2012
Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N. 1983, University of Kansas Main Campus
M.S.N. 2009, Loma Linda University
Claire Todd
Professor of Geological Sciences, Chair
B. A. 2000, Claremont McKenna College
M. S. 2002, Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ph. D. 2007, University of Washington
Nena M. Torrez, 1996
Professor of Education
B.A. 1972, University of California, Berkeley
J.D. 1975, California Western School of Law
M.A. 1980, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Ph.D. 1988, Claremont College
Rolland Trapp, 1994
Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1984, Knox College
M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1990, Columbia University
Jodie B. Ullman, 1996
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1980, M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Timothy D. Usher, 1990
Professor of Physics
B.S. 1981, Appalachian State University
Ph.D. 1990, University of South Carolina
Amy Van Schagen, 2016
Associate Professor of Child Development
B.S. 2007, M.S. 2013, Ph.D. 2016, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
William Vanderburgh , 2014
Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1993, University of Western Ontario
M.A. 1994, University of Western Ontario
Ph.D. 2001, University of Western Ontario
Montgomery VanWart, 2005
Professor of Educational Leadership Technology, Interim Chair
B.A. 1973, Franklin College, PA
M.A. 1981, Lewis and Clark College
Ph.D. 1990, Arizona State University
Javad Varzandeh, 1987
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences, Chair
B.S. 1974, National University, Iran
M.S. 1976, St. Mary's University
Ph.D. 1981, Oklahoma State University
Jill Vassilakos-Long, 1999
Librarian
B.A. 1990, Stanford
M.L.S. 1992, San Jose State University
Teresa Velasquez, 2012
Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 1999, University of California, Davis
M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2012, University of Texas at Austin
Michael Verdi, 2001
Professor of Education
B.S. 1985, University of Notre Dame
M.S. 1986, Northwestern University
Ph.D. 1994, Arizona State University
Angie Verissimo, 2014
Assistant Professor of Health Science
B.A. 2005, University of Redlands
M.P.H. 2007, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Los Angeles
Caroline H. Vickers, 2004
Professor of English
B.A. 1994, University of Georgia
M.S. 1997, Georgetown University
Ph.D. 2004, University of Arizona
Christina Villegas, 2015
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2003, California State University, San Bernardino
M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2013, University of Dallas
Paloma Villegas, 2018
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A. 2004, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. 2006, San Francisco State University
Ph.D. 2012, University of Toronto
Eric Vogelsang, 2015
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S. 1996, Syracuse University
M.S. 2011, Ph.D. 2015, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kerstin Voigt, 1994
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Vordiplom 1981, Johann-Wolfgang-Geothe University of Frankfurt, Germany
M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1994, Rutgers University
Laura J. Wallace, 2000
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1991, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Riverside
Wenxiang Wang, 1994
Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1982, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1988, Princeton University
Zhonghui Wang, 2017
Assistant Professor of Management
B.A. 1991, Northern Jiaotong University
M.B.A. 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S.F. 2008, Boston College
Ph.D. 2013, Purdue University
ChunXue "Viktor" Wang
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology
B. A. 1999, Dalian University of Foreign Languages
M. S. 1999, Pittsburg State University
M. S. 2001, University of Arkansas
Ph. D. 2002, University of Arkansas
Sharon L. Ward, 1999
Professor of Special Education Rehabilitation and Counseling
B.A. 1993, California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Riverside
Amy Wassing, 2015
Lecturer of Communication Studies
M.A. 2015, California State University, San Bernardino
Andrew Nick Watson, 2002
Lecturer of Social Work
B.A.S.W. 1982, San Diego State University
M.S.W. 1984, San Diego State University
Sang Ouk Wee, 2017
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S. 2000, Korea University
M.E. 2004, Auburn University
M.S. 2012, California State University Northridge
Ph.D. 2017, University of Illinois at Chicago
Douglas Weiss, 2014
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S. 2002, Illinois Institute of Technology
M.A. 2008, University of Southern Carolina
Ph.D. 2014, University of Maryland
Amanda S. Wilcox-Herzog, 1999
Professor of Child Development, Chair
B.A. 1988, University of California, Irvine
M.Ed. 1992, Chapman University
M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999, Purdue University
Peter D. Williams, 1983
Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Doris Wilson, 2008
Associate Professor of Education, Associate Dean
B.S. 1964, Southwest Missouri State University
M.S. 1971, Azusa Pacific College
Ed.D. 1975, University of Southern California
Nancy Wolf, 2013
Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N. 2008, M.S.N. 2011, California State University - San Bernardino
Eugene H. Wong, 1994
Professor of Child Development
B.A. 1986, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Riverside
Laura M. Woodney, 2005
Professor of Physics
B.A. 1993, John Hopkins University
M.S. 1997, Ph.D. 2000, University of Maryland
John Wu, 2008
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
Ph.D., 1995, Penn State University
Bo Xu, 2008
Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences
B.S. 1998, Beijing Normal University
M.S. 2001, East China Normal University
M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2008, University of Georgia
David N. Yaghoubian, 2003
Professor of History
B.A. 1989, University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Berkeley
Priyanka Yalamanchili, 2015
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. 2006
M.A. 2008
Ph.D. 2014, Southern Illinois University, Carbond
Shumei Yang, 1997
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S. 1982, Zhengzhou University, P.R. China
Ph.D. 1991, Iowa State University
Taewon Yang, 2002
Professor of Accounting and Finance, Chair
B.S. 1993, Hankuk Aviation University
M.B.A. 1996, Ohio State University
Ph.D. 2002, University of Massachusetts
Meng-Jung Yang, 2022
Assistant Professor of Art
Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. M.F.A. National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
King-To Yeung, 2014
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1996, University of Guam
M.A. 1998, Texas Tech University
Ph.D. 2007, Rutgers University
Xinying Yin, 2013
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. 2004, Beijing Normal University
Ph.D. 2013, Indiana University - Bloomington
Yolanda Youngs
Associate Professor of Geography
B. A. 1993, Florida State University
M. S. 2004, Montana State University
Ph. D. 2009, Arizona State University
Scot J. Zentner, 1993
Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1988, California State University, San Bernardino
M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1994, Michigan State University
Renwu Zhang, 2011
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1988, Anhui Normal University
M.S. 1993, University of Science China
Ph.D. 2002, University of Missouri
Jing Zhang, 2016
Associate Professor of Management
B.A. 2009, Shandong Normal University
M.A. 2014, University of Houston
Ph.D. 2016, University of Houston
Yan Zhang, 2018
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
B.E. 2000, Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Ph.D. 2011, Beijing Jiaotong University
Ph.D. 2018, University of Regina, Canada
Kevin Zhang, 2020
Assistant Professor
B. M. New England Conservatory of Music
M.F.A. University of California, Irvine
Ph. D. University of California, San Diego
Jun (Jake) Zhu, 2002
Professor of Information and Decision Sciences
B.A. 1988, Hunan Educational Institute, China
M.A. 1991, University of Redlands
Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Riverside